Timex Marks 50th Anniversary of Its First Quartz Watch With Q Timex 1972 Reissue

Timex is marking 50 years since it first offered quartz watches with a golden take on its Q Series.Quartz movements first appeared in 1969 and offered greatly improved accuracy over mechanical watchmaking. The period became known as the "Quartz Crisis" and saw the Swiss industry decimated as it struggled to adapt. Timex was relatively quick to adopt quartz movements through its Q Series, which it launched in 1972.The Q Timex 1972 Reissue is based on the first piece in the Q Series with a polishe...